Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun] at the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The craving for meat seemed to grow with the cold ; chickens were sometimes killed and eaten but never gratuitously , only in sacrifice at the gods ' demand , and the sheep and goats were away in the south .
2 She pointed one foot forward , then the other , changing back and forth like Columbine at the ends of a puppet master 's fingers .
3 It is equally important to see that the fence is well braced laterally with tripods at the ends and every 30 yards along its length .
4 England 's dreams of winning the cricket World Cup for the first time ended in disappointment today with defeat at the hands of Pakistan .
5 Top quality mattresses are also hand side-stitched — this will look like rows of dimples around the borders to hold the springs firmly in place at the edges and to strengthen the border .
6 Indeed , taking such notes is the life-blood of the crafts — witness Lucie Rie 's ceramics books currently on show at the Crafts Council .
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